Their day was finally here! After Zach Nichols Jenna ComponoDespite having to postpone the nuptials because of the coronavirus epidemic, they were finally able celebrate with their loved ones as originally planned.
“She liked me so much, she married me twice,” Nichols, 34, gushed in an Instagram Story video on Saturday, April 2, alongside his bride, 29.
The couple was first married in March 2021 in an intimate ceremony in Michigan.
“We decided to have a mini personal wedding with just our immediate family in MI ❤️,” the couple wrote via Instagram at the time. “Our big one will be April 2nd 2022 in NY! 😝.”
After dating for two years, the couple got engaged in December 2019. They had put off their initial wedding plans due to the global pandemic.
“With everything going on, we didn’t want anyone to feel pressured or worried about attending our wedding,” Compono exclusively told Us Weekly in December 2020. “It is supposed to be a celebration. We have so many friends and family, it was impossible for everyone to feel comfortable and we didn’t want people to have to make the decision to come or not. We decided that we would postpone until 2022 when things are hopefully better by then.”
She continued at the time: “It was a really hard decision. I have been finalizing so many things with my planner, Kristin Buonaiuto, and crossing my fingers things would blow over soon. I believe we made the right choice. I also want to send positive vibes out to all my other brides, because it’s a really hard thing to go through!”
During Saturday’s special day, the couple documented their church ceremony and lively party across their respective social media accounts. After their sweet ceremony, the couple celebrated their engagement. Challenge Alums danced together with their loved ones in a party bus that brought them to the venue. Once they got to the reception, the couple danced some more under neon lights that said “Mr. and Mrs. Nichols” before tasting an eight-tiered wedding cake and gelato.
“Tomorrow Jenna gets to marry the man of her dreams… again. (Just kidding, I’m the lucky one),” Nichols previously gushed via Instagram on Friday, April 1.
The newlyweds first met while filming The Challenge: Battle of the Exes 2. before they started dating. After a brief split in 2016, they reunited in May 2018 one year after getting engaged. In February 2021, Nichols and Compono revealed that they were expecting their first baby. (Son Anthony was born September 2021.
“Happy Valentine’s Day! I gave Jenna some lovin’, and she’s giving me a family,” the Michigan native wrote via Instagram at the time, alongside ultrasound pics. “I have never been this excited. August couldn’t come soon enough … because that is when Jenna will officially be a milf.”
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